Types of Ambiguity
1. Oscar: military phonetic for the letter 'O'
2. "… this symbol among the Greeks was more circle than dot, but among those in India, more dot than circle."
— Robert Kaplan, The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
3. A bindi is an auspicious mark worn by young girls and women. Bindi is derived from bindu, the Sanskrit word for dot. It is usually a red dot made with vermilion powder which is worn by women between their eyebrows on their forehead. Considered a symbol of Goddess Parvati, a bindi signifies female energy….
— Indian Customs & Traditions
4. Sometimes I feel so reckless and wild
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
I gave nobody life, I am nobody's wife
And I seem to be nobody's daughter
So red is the color that I like the best
It's your Indian skin and the badge
On my chest
The heat of my pride
The lips of a bride
The sad heart of the truth
And the flag of youth
And blood that is thicker than water
— Shawn Colvin of Vermillion, SD,
"The Story" lyrics
5. Hamlet Do you think I meant country matters?
Ophelia I think nothing, my lord.
Hamlet That's a fair thought to lie between maid's legs.
Ophelia What is, my lord?
Hamlet Nothing.
6. Macbeth "…. a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
7. Enter a Messenger.